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CANOPY SUPPORT FOR OHIL DRENS GARRIAGBS. No. Z60;530. Patented July 4, 1882 N PETERS. mo-Lilhognpbor. wardm n.c

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE, A

JAY F. BUTLER, OF BROOKLYN, AND URIAH MGOLTNOHIE, OF NEW YORK, N.

CANOPY-SUPPORT FOR CHILDRENS CARRIAGES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent --No. 260,530, dated July 4:, 1882.

i Application filed May 4, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAY F. BUTLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, Kings county, New York, and URIAH MOOLIN- CHIE, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Canopy Supports and Olamps for Childrens Carriages, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to canopy supports and clamps for childrens carriages; and it consists, first, in a supporting-staff for said canopy formed of a single continuous stick adapted to be adjustably secured to the carriage, and having a reverse curve to cause the canopy to shelter the rearward portion of the carriage, and to provide for the tilting adjustment of the canopy-top, said staff being provided with a pivotal adjustable clamp or attaching device adapted to receive the top stick or staff end of the umbrella-canopy, which may be instantly attached and detached without operatin g the clamping-screw; secondly, in a novel construction of the clamp by which the canopy is attached to its support, as hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

' In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation I of a carriage-body with our improved canopysupport attached. Fig. 2 is a detail view showing the detachable and adjustable clamp for attaching the canopy to the staff or support. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail view, showing a modified form of the clamping device.

A in the drawings indicates the body of va childs carriage of any desired pattern, having a socket-p1ate,a, attached to the rearend and provided with a clamp or set-screw, b. This socket receives the canopy-staff B, which may be both vertically and axially adjusted therein. The staff B is provided with'a reflex or reverse curve, 0, whereby the canopy O is carried toward the rear and so positioned as to shade the seat properly. It is then curved at 62 over toward the front, so that the upper branch has a slight inclination downward, bringing the end of the stafl, with its attaching device, into the required position.

The canopy-top (l, which is of the usual form, is secured to its support in the following manner.

To the end of the stalfB we attach a springclamp, D, formed of a single piece of metal, having the enlarged circular portion 01, which opens into the clamp c, the latter being contracted or narrowed at both ends and renderedmay be adjusted in the arc of a circle, said clamp moving in a vertical plane upon the pivot-bolt 'i.

The canopy G, which has a ball, knob, or enlargement, G, upon the upper end of the parasol-staft', is attached to the clamp by passing said knob G up through the enlarged opening 01 and forcing the staff through the contracted throat of the clamping portion 6, the two arms 6 e of the-latter being sprung apart by the pressure of said stick and closing upon it as soon as it enters. In this position the canopy is supported by the ball or knob G upon the end of the stick, as shown in Fig. 1, while the contracted throat of the clamp retains the stick in place. By adjusting the clamp upon its pivot-bolt i the canopy may be tilted into any desired position.

A modified form of construction is shown in Fig. 4, in which the clamp is formed of two separate armsbolted together and attached to the staff in the same -manner already de-' scribed, the canopy being attached by passing its crown-stick between the open extremities ff of the clamping-arms.

The clamp D may be easily removed from the staff B by taking out the bolt 13. It is evident, moreover, that the canopy may be instantaneously attached and detached with perfect ease and without the necessity of operating a thumb-nut.

Heretofore canopy-supports have been constructed having a somewhat similar shape to that described, but not provided with the adjustable clamp or attaching device.

What we claim is- 1. The combination, with the support or statf adapted to be attached to the carriage-body, of a clamp secured to the end of the support or staff, and provided with laterally-yielding spring-arms, between which the upper end of the canopy-staff may be inserted or removed, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the supportor staff, of a clamp composed of laterally yielding spring-arms, and pivoted to the support or staff to swing in a vertical plane, and the canopy having the upper end of its staff supported by the elasticityofthelaterally-yielding springarms of the clamp, substantially as described.

3. The combinatiomwith the support or staff B, of the clamp D, composed of two laterallyyielding spring arms adjustably connected J AY F. BUTLER. UltIAIl MOOLINOJIIE.

Witnesses:

CLARENCE B. ENSLEY, A. McWnINNnY. 

